South African GDP rebounds to scale new peak
Johannesburg – South Africa’s economy rebounded beyond pre-Covid levels in the third quarter of 2022 to reach its highest-ever... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
Eight-member West African bloc sees 5.7% growth
Abidjan – The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) said on Monday its growth this year would be... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
Grade 6 pupil found ‘unresponsive’ in swimming pool dies during school trip
Cape Town – A Tshwane grade 6 pupil died on Friday during a school trip, the Gauteng Department of... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
Egypt lawyers hold rare protest in central Cairo
Cairo – In a rare public show of protest in Egypt, “thousands of lawyers” staged a demonstration at their... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
Junta-appointed PM in Mali returns after stroke
Bamako – Mali’s military-appointed government on Monday said that Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga, a civilian named to the... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
Missing Springbok Sbu Nkosi found ‘safe, unharmed’, at father’s home
Johannesburg – South Africa Rugby World Cup winner Sbu Nkosi, who had been missing for three weeks, was found... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
Guinea trial adjourned after ex-dictator pleads ill health
Conakry – Proceedings in a trial over a 2009 massacre in Guinea were adjourned for a week on Monday... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
Phala Phala saga: National Assembly delays vote for Cyril Ramaphosa’s impeachment process by a week
Johannesburg – South Africa’s National Assembly on Monday delayed by a week a keenly watched parliamentary vote that could... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
Chad jails 262 in mass trial after deadly protests
N’Djamena – A Chadian court has handed jail terms of between two and three years to 262 people who... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
Nigeria train resumes eight months after deadly attack
Abuja – Nigeria on Monday resumed a train service linking the capital with a northern city, eight months after... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
